Embers Restaurant, Akron, 1970

Photograph of Embers Restaurant, which was located at 1985 West Market Street in Akron, Ohio. Originally a residence built in the 1920s, the Embers became a sandwich shop then a speakeasy during prohibition before it became a more elegant restaurant in the 1950s. The restaurant was sold to Mobil Oil Corp and converted to a gas station in 1970.

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Photograph of Embers Restaurant, which was located at 1985 West Market Street in Akron, Ohio. Originally a residence built in the 1920s, the Embers became a sandwich shop then a speakeasy during prohibition before it became a more elegant restaurant in the 1950s. The restaurant was sold to Mobil Oil Corp and converted to a gas station in 1970.

This collection includes photographs of Akron and Summit County, Ohio, selected from the archives of the Akron Beacon Journal and contributed through a partnership between the Akron Beacon Journal and the Akron-Summit County Public Library. Images may include crop marks, blacking, opaquing, painting, retouching and other enhancements made prior to publication, including markings that may obscure or revise original elements of the photographs. These markings and enhancements have been left intact intentionally.